His ears quivered forward and he lifted his head as she turned towards him and reacted with an unexpected show. He had stilled the instant her tail flung up tall (making him wonder of her status wherever she was from), his paws having stopped promptly at the sight, and he prepared for.. something. What, exactly, he was not sure, but watching the female come at him with the force of rolling storm and a bizarre expression alongside it was enough to almost worry him. The rest was, of course, eager curiosity.
His tail hung low at his knees, stiffened tensely only at the end, and he had found that his silver-tipped hackles had shifted upright as well in response to the confusion he felt as he had watched her approach. She was many signals all at once and he could not quite tell what it was supposed to mean. Was she angry to see him, or.. what? He was fairly certain he hadn't done anything this time. Dio was silent and watchful just in case she sprang on him with ill intent.
But instead she appeared... disappointed? He squinted his mismatched eyes at her as he thought maybe he was just reading her wrong. His ears splayed back then as well, which he straightened soon afterward. What? Not what you expected?
he quipped. I'm not that disappointing,
came afterward, although the addendum of trust me remained unspoken.